Category Archives: Dry Fly

May 22, 2018 · 7:57 am

Art Flick Dun Variant – Doug McKnight

Materials list:

Hook: Standard Dry Fly
Thread: UTC 70
Tail: Dun Hackle fibers
Body: Reddish brown hackle stripped
Hackle: 2-3 dun dry fly hackles 3-4 times oversized

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Filed under Catskill, Dry Fly

May 17, 2018 · 8:38 am

Yellow May – Davie McPhail

Materials list:

Hook: Fulling Mill Ultimate Dry Fly size 14
Thread: Gossamer Silk Primrose Yellow
Tail: Light Grey Cock Fibres
Rib: Gold Tinsel
Body: Gossamer Silk Primrose Yellow
Hackle: Light Ginger Cock
Wing: Starling

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Filed under Dry Fly, Trout flies

May 11, 2018 · 7:49 am

The Hi-Vis Baetis – Anglers All

On this episode of “Fly Tying Friday’s” Greg whips up a great Baetis dry for when the lighting is tough and the fish are eating up top. Feel free to give us a shout at the shop if you have any questions about how to fish or tie this fly!

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May 8, 2018 · 8:13 am

Troutsman Hex with Kelly Galloup

Watch Kelly tie the Troutsman Hex, which was his first commercial pattern back in the 70’s.

Materials list:
Thread: Yellow GSP 75 – original tied with Yellow Danville Monocord 3/0
Hook: Dai-Riki 710 #6
Tail: Natural Moose Body Hair
Underbody: Yellow Bucktail
Body: Natural Deer Hair
Wing: White Calf Tail
Hackle: 1 Grizzly and 1 Coachman Brown Neck Hackle

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Filed under Dry Fly, Michigan

May 7, 2018 · 7:38 am

Caddis tied by Johnny Klepper


You might have noticed this caddis that Johnny Klepper tied as part of the Flies Around the Net for last month here on FrankenFly. I thought this was an excellent fly and I wanted to know more about the materials that Johnny used to tie it. I contacted Johnny and the material list is below. You will notice a Wing Burner in the photos, this was to produce the Realistic Wing on the fly. You can look this up on YouTube to find out how to use a Wing Burner, it is very simple really.
Johnny ties terrific flies and if you want to see more of the type of flies he ties and to keep up with him, you can follow him on Instagram @flyfishing_and_flytying

Materials list:

Hook: Hanak H390 BL Klinkhammer – size 16
Wing: CDC aka Cul de Canard – Olive
Wing: J:sonSweden Realistic Wing Material
Body: Polish Quills – Ginger
Ribbing – Sheer 14/0 thread – dark brown
Head: Hare’s Ear Dubbing
Head Cement: UV Resin

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Filed under Dry Fly, Trout flies

May 2, 2018 · 10:46 am

Flies Around the Net – April 2018

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Filed under Catskill, Deer Hair, Dry Fly, Foam, Intruders, Muskie, nymphs, Poppers, Realistic, Saltwater, Steelhead, Streamers, Trout flies

April 23, 2018 · 8:14 am

Deerhair Dun – Michael Jensen

From Michael:
“My favorite kind of no-hackle dry fly. I use natural wool, that absorbs any kind of fly floatant easily. With the air filled body hair from deer this floats right in the surface – imitating a hatching mayfly dun.
This has been one of my go-to dry flies for more years that i care to think about :0) I even use it for sea trout dry fly fishing in rivers and saltwater. You can tie it in colors to mach any hatch – and wrap up a a dozen or two in an hour.”

NOTE: I would recommend using FrankenDUB Nymph dubbing for this fly. It would work very well. You can get it here: http://www.jsflyfishing.com/frankenfly-frankendub-nymph-dubbing
-Paul

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Filed under Dry Fly

March 28, 2018 · 9:02 am

Flies Around the Net – March 2018

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Filed under Catskill, Classic, Dry Fly, Foam, Muskie, nymphs, Pike, Poppers, Realistic, Saltwater, Streamers, Trout flies